2016

PATROL

DIVISION

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Patrol Division

Lieutenant Jim Burgh, Division Commander

^ The Patrol Division oftheSheriff's Office is responsible for providing ail facets of lawenforcement to the citizens of DeKalb County. This includes calls for service, responding to

accidents and weather related problems. The Sheriff's Office covers approximately 1100 miles

of rural roads within 634 square miles. The Patrol Division provides police service to rural

residents throughout the county, as well as those who live in towns and villages.n

In 1994, the Sheriff's Office established policing partnerships with two other

governmental units to provide specified police services. Those units of government are the

Village of Shabbona and Kishwaukee College. In the summer of 2009, Kishwaukee College

n expanded their policing partnership program by adding a third full-time deputy.

In 2002, Kishwaukee Hospital was added to the policing partnership program.I

The Patrol Division has deputies and sergeants assigned in the following manner:

p. Regular Patrol - Sergeants 4

Regular Patrol - Deputies 20

Kishwaukee College - Sergeant 1

Kishwaukee College - Deputies 2

^ Electronic Home Monitoring 1

Civil Process 1

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital 1

The assignments mentioned above are under ideal circumstances. However, due to

retirement, some turnover and transfers, it is rare that the Division is at full staffing levels.

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TYPE

2016

Average Response Time

ByZone and CategorySheriff-Patrol

North Central South

Emergency Call Examples

Accident with Injuries 9:48 6:30 10:54

Domestic Disturbance 11:19 8:38 18:25

Non Emergency Examples

Accidents with no Injuries 13:23 12:54 13:48

Suspicious Persons/Vehicles 13:23 12:54 13:48

AUCalls Average

All Dispatch Calls 17:03 10:45 15:01

Time is shown in minutes and seconds

NORTH ZONE = State Route 64 - North County Line

CENTRAL ZONE = State Route 64 - South to Perry Road

SOUTH ZONE = South of Perry Road-South County Line

County-wide

2016 (2015)

8:36 (9:45)

10:28 (10:15)

13:47 (14:15)

13:47 (13:48)

17:10 (16:27)

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2016 FIVE-YEAR

COMPARISON

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 %

TOTAL

DISPATCHED

CALLS

9,538 9,595 9,602 8,961 9153 +2.14

ACCIDENTS 738 830 807 783 726 -7.28

TRAFFIC

ARRESIS 4,325 3, 974 4,455 3,549 3621 +2.03

CIVIL

PROCESS 4,418 4,771 4,225 4,379 4359

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TRAFFIC

STOPS 6,985 7,327 7,998 6,864 6383

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ADDITIONAL AaiVITIES

Patrol Deputies performed over 11,000 functions that are not documented with a traditional reporting format.Some of these functions include: concentrated patrols, extra patrols, house checks, warrant service, school walkthrough, assist motorists, etc.

Incidents by Officer/ShiftReported Date: 01/01/2015 -12/31/2015

Officer Acc.

PD

Acc.

PI

Domes

tics

Dom.

Batt

Battery But:g-lary

Theft Crim.

Dmg

Sex

Assault

Sex

Offense

Misc. Total Traffic

Gtations

Warrant

Arrests

Criminal

Arrests

First shift 206 97 33 15 11 7 56 80

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1 1,266 1,773 1,281 60 95

Second Shift 264 90 76 33 18 5 42 38

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0 1,296 1,862 1,312 86 154

Third Shift 95 43 29 9 10 0 14 15 0 0 679 894 956 28 110

TOTALS 565 230 138 57 39 12 112 133

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1 3,241 4,529 3,549 174 359

Incidents by Officer/ShiftReported Date: 01/01/2016 -12/31/2016

Officer Acc.

PD

Acc.

PI

Domes

tics

Dom.

Batt

Battery Bung-lary

Theft Crim.

DmgSex

Assault

Sex

Offense

Misc. Total Traffic

Citations

Warrant

Arrests

Criminal

Arrests

First shift 219 118 41 15 12 5 55 61 0 2 1471 1936 1293 103 104

Second Shift 241 97 88 19 17 14 31 46 1 10 1390 1951 1301 110 136

Third Shift 84 54 42 11 9 1 4 15 0 3 736 957 1027 37 101

TOTALS 544 269 171 45 38 20 90 122 1 15 3597 4844 3621 250 341

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. 3-year-old trapped in car seat underwater outside Sycamore

SYCAMORE - A 3-year-oId girl was flown Wednesday to Central DuPage Hospital with serious injuries after^ a crash left her trapped in a car partially submerged in 3 feet of water, police said.

Alaya Ochoa was in her car seat in the back seat of a 2013 Hyundai sedan that drove off the side of a bridge andlanded upside down in a creek Wednesday afternoon, triggering a frantic effort to free her, police said. Awitness called911 at 12:26p.m. Wednesday to report that a vehicle had goneoff the road and was underwaternear 25086 N. First St., west of Sycamore.

DeKalb County Sheriff s deputies and

firefighters from tlie Sycamore andDeKalb fire departments responded to

^ the scene and arrived to find the vehicle

on its roof and underwater, according to

a news release.

Quaesha Johnson, 24, of the 300 block

of Moseley Street, Elgin, who wasdriving, was able to escape the vehicle,but her daughter, Alaya Ochoa, was

trapped inside, strapped in her car seat.

First responders went into the water and

lifted the vehicle up in order to free the

girl, Sullivan said.

The Hyundai was headed north on First

Street south of Route 64 when it left the

road, went over the guardrail and landedin the water. There were no other

vehicles involved, Sullivan said. Police

believe the crash was an accident,

Sullivan said. The incident remains

under investigation by the DeKalbCounty Sheriffs Office. No one has

been cited in connection with the

crash.Ochoa and her mother initially

were taken to Kishwaukee Hospital.Ochoa later was taken to Central

DuPage Hospital. DeKalb County

Sheriffs Chief Deputy Andy Sullivan

said. At the time, police reported the 3-year-old was in serious condition. Kishwaukee Hospital spokeswoman Theresa Komitas declined to commenton Ochoa's condition because she is a child. Johnson since has been released from the hospital, Komitas said.

Smith, Katie. "3-year old trapped in car seat underwater outside Sycamore." The Daily Chronicle-DeKalb 6 July 2016.22

2016

TRAFFIC CRASH

STATISTICAL SUMMARY

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2016 TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT AND SUMMARY

m 2015 2016 PERCENT CHANGE

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TOTAL# OF CRASHES 783 726 -7.28

PERSONAL INJURY CRASHES 169 147 -13.02

mNON-INJURY CRASHES 614 575 -6.35

PERSONS INJURED 236 213 -9.75

FATALITIES* 12 5 -58.33

FATAL CRASHES 12 5 -58.33

♦Reflectsall fatal crashes in DeKalb County regardless ofjurisdiction

TYPE OF RURAL HIGHWAY

2015 2016 PERCENT CHANGE

COUNTY/TOWNSHIP 485 454 -6.39

STATE HIGHWAY 209 227 +8.61

GRAVEL ROADWAY 12 11 -8.33

PRIVATE PROPERTY 70 73 +4.29

VILLIAGE LIMITS 30 18 -40.00

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PRIMARY CAUSE TOP INTERSECTION

STATE RTE 64 / PEACE ROAD

2016

15 FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED

6 FOLLOWED TOO CLOSLY

3 DISTRACTED DRIVERS

2 FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY

PEACE ROAD / BARBER GREENE ROAD 3 FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY

2 DISTRACTED DRIVERS

4 FOLLOWED TOO CLOSLY

3 DISOBEYED TRAFFIC SIGNAL

PEACE ROAD/FAIRVIEW ROAD

PLANK ROAD/MOOSERANGE ROAD

3 FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED

7 FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY

2 DISTRACTED DRIVERS

1 WEATHER

1 FOLLOWED TOO CLOSLY

3 ANIMALS

1 IMPROPER LANE USAGE

3 EXCEEDING SAFE SPEED FOR ROAD CONDITIONS

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INTERSECTION RELATED CRASHES

2016

STATE RTE 64 / PEACE ROAD 45

PEACE ROAD / BARBER GREENE ROAD 16

PLANK ROAD/MOOSERANGE ROAD 12

PEACE ROAD/FAIRVIEW ROAD 10

2015

STATE RTE 64 / PEACE ROAD 36

PEACE ROAD / BARBER GREENE ROAD 15

PLANK ROAD / LUKENS ROAD 11

SOMONAUK ROAD/SUYDAM ROAD 9

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TOWNSHIP TOTAL PERCENT

1- FRANKLIN 29 3.99

2- KINGSTON 68 9.37

3- GENOA 42 5.79

4- SOUTH GROVE 20 2.75

5- MAYFIELD 51 7.02

6- SYCAMORE 123* 13.28

7- MALTA 35 7.15

8- DEKALB 103 16.94

9- CORTLAND 75 10.33

10-MILAN 16 2.20

11-AFTON 21 2.89

12-PIERCE 23 3.17

13-SHABBONA 22 3.07

14-CLINTON 24 3.96

15-SQUAW GROVE 19 4.09

16- PAW PAW 15 1.40

17-VICTOR 9** 1.24

18-SOMONAUK 28 3.86

19-SANDWICH 31 4.27

♦HIGHESTTRAFFIC CRASH TOTAL FOR TOWNSHIP

♦♦LOWESTTRAFFIC CRASH TOTAL FOR TOWNSHIP

TRAFFIC CRASH BY SHIFT TOTAL PERCENT

0600 MRS-1800 HRS =

1800 MRS-0600 MRS =

511

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45 - 54(U,98%

35 - 44(15.84 %)

25-34 (19.88'-;)

16-24 (24.39

i25 - 34(19.68S>

135-44(15.84%)

Age of Driver

45- 54(14.98%)

55 - 64(12.57%)

55-84(12.57%)

65+(11.07 V.)

Urkro-iivn (1.47 %)

16 - 24(24.39%)

165^(11.07%)

IUnknown (1.47%)

Reports by Type

100

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Injury Crash Property DamageCrash

Light Condition

Daylight (88.00 %)

DawT (1 50 %)

iDarkness(13.IO%)

Darkness, Lighted Road (13.67'%)IDawn (1.50%)

Dusk (2.28 %)

Unknown (1.44 %)

Darkness (13 10 %)

Darkr^ess. Lighted

Daylight (68.00%)Dusk (2.28%)

Unknown (1.44%)

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Thursday (14 51 %)

V/ednesday (14,88 %)

Tuesday (14,67 %)

ISunday (11.16%)

Monday (14.11

ITuesday (14.67%)

Days of Week

Wednesday (14.88 %)

Thursday (14.51 %»

Friday (17.02 %)

Saturday (13.65 %)

Sur^day (11 16 %)

Monday (14.11 "/;)

Friday (17.02%)ISaturday (13.69%)

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